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Cops (film) - Wikipedia

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Cops
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Directed by	Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton
Written by	Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton
Produced by	Joseph M. Schenck
Starring	Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline Steve Murphy
Cinematography	Elgin Lessley
Distributed by	First National Pictures Inc.
Release date	March 11, 1922 (1922-03-11)
Running time	18 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English (original intertitles)

Cops is a 1922 American two-reel silent comedy film about a young man (Buster Keaton) who accidentally gets on the bad side of the entire Los Angeles Police Department during a parade and is chased all over town. It was written and directed by Edward F. Cline and Keaton. This very Kafka-esque film was filmed during the rape-and-murder trial of Fatty Arbuckle, a circumstance that may have influenced the short's tone of hopeless ensnarement.^[1]^[2]

It was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry in 1997.^[3]^[4]

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Even though the central character's intentions are good, he cannot win, no matter how inventively he tries. He gets into various scraps with police officers throughout the film. Eventually, he unwittingly throws a bomb into a police parade and ends up being chased by a horde of cops.

At the end of the film, Keaton's character locks up the cops in the police station. However, the girl he is trying to woo disapproves of his behavior and gives him the cold shoulder. Therefore, he unlocks the police station and is immediately pulled in by the cops. The film ends with the title "The End" written on a tombstone with Keaton's pork pie hat propped on it.

Cast

Buster Keaton as The Young Man
Joe Roberts as Police Chief
Virginia Fox as Mayor's Daughter
Edward F. Cline as Hobo
Steve Murphy as Conman selling furniture (uncredited)

References

^ Neibaur, James L., and Terri Niemi (2013). Buster Keaton's silent shorts, 1920-1923. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 081088741X.
^ Oldham, Gabriella (1996). Keaton's silent shorts: Beyond the laughter. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 203. ISBN 0585108064.
^ "New to the National Film Registry (December 1997) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin". www.loc.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

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Cops essay by Randy Haberkamp at National Film Registry [1]
Cops essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 81–83 [2]
The short film Cops is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Cops at IMDb
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Cops at AllMovie
Cops at the International Buster Keaton Society
Article at InDigest Magazine about the film recently being scored by guitarist Steve Kimock

v t e Buster Keaton
Filmography
Shorts (1917–1923)	The Rough House One Week Convict 13 The Scarecrow Neighbors The Haunted House Hard Luck The High Sign The Goat The Playhouse The Boat The Paleface Cops My Wife's Relations The Blacksmith The Frozen North The Electric House Day Dreams The Balloonatic The Love Nest
Feature films	Three Ages Our Hospitality Sherlock Jr. The Navigator Seven Chances Go West Battling Butler The General College Steamboat Bill, Jr. The Cameraman Spite Marriage
Shorts (1934–1937) (for Educational Pictures)	The Gold Ghost Allez Oop Tars and Stripes Grand Slam Opera Blue Blazes Mixed Magic Love Nest on Wheels
Works about	The Buster Keaton Story (1957) Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life (2022)
Miscellaneous	The Buster Keaton Show (1950) Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (1995) The High Sign/One Week (1995) International Buster Keaton Society

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